TI-2024-08901 Aliases CVE-2024-9594 GHSA-8jpg-62jc-hwhr

VM images built with Image Builder with some providers use default credentials during builds

MEDIUM 41CWE-798Published 2024-10-15 · Updated 2024-10-16

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: High
Impact type: Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-798.

Summary

A security issue was discovered in the Kubernetes Image Builder versions <= v0.1.37 where default credentials are enabled during the image build process when using the Nutanix, OVA, QEMU or raw providers. The credentials can be used to gain root access. The credentials are disabled at the conclusion of the image build process. Kubernetes clusters are only affected if their nodes use VM images created via the Image Builder project. Because these images were vulnerable during the image build process, they are affected only if an attacker was able to reach the VM where the image build was happening and used the vulnerability to modify the image at the time the image build was occurring.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.01728 77th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed Image Builder (Kubernetes): 0.1.38github.com/kubernetes-sigs/image-builder (Go): 0.1.38

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Kubernetes	Image Builder	up to 0.1.37	0.1.38	Patch available	CNA
—	github.com/kubernetes-sigs/image-builder (Go)	before 0.1.38	0.1.38	Patch available	GHSA-8jpg-62jc-hwhr

Image Builder VendorKubernetes Affected up to 0.1.37 Fixed in 0.1.38 Patch available CNA
github.com/kubernetes-sigs/image-builder (Go) Vendor— Affected before 0.1.38 Fixed in 0.1.38 Patch available GHSA-8jpg-62jc-hwhr

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:kubernetes-sigs:image_builder::::::::	before 0.1.38	Vulnerable	kubernetes-sigs

cpe:2.3:a:kubernetes-sigs:image_builder:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 0.1.38 Vulnerable ·kubernetes-sigs

Remediation

Fix · CNA Image Builder (Kubernetes) Fixed in 0.1.38
Fix · GHSA-8jpg-62jc-hwhr github.com/kubernetes-sigs/image-builder (Go) Fixed in 0.1.38 Advisory →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product

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Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-9594
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8jpg-62jc-hwhr

References

Patch 1

https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/image-builder/pull/1596

Advisory 3

TI-2025-01719 ingress-nginx admission controller RCE escalation CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2018-16130 Improper privilege management in Kubernetes CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2025-00932 ingress-nginx controller - configuration injection via unsanitized mirror annotations CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2019-08418 Kubernetes kubelet exposes /debug/pprof info on healthz port CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
TI-2026-02839 ingress-nginx rewrite-target nginx configuration injection CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2025-18233 ingress-nginx controller - configuration injection via unsanitized auth-url annotation CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8

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Sources

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